Spell DC as counteract modifier?

[Malikor]

Tripartite Mind says to use your spell DC as your counteract modifier, is this correct, or should it use your spellcasting counteract modifier as most other feats and abilities say?

[moosher12]

Just checked it out. Rules as written it's Spell DC. I have a feeling might be a typo. The typical modifier would be your spell attack modifier (which I'm assuming you mean by counteract modifier), not your Spell DC, which is essentially a +10 to that of a typical counteract.

But I suppose only errata could tell for sure.

[lordcirth]

If you use a DC for a check, intuitively that means you use that DC - 10 as the modifier. Just as if you use your Will as a DC, you add 10 to your Will modifier to get the DC.

In PF2e, technically your counteract modifier is not your spell attack modifier, it's your spell DC bonus, eg DC - 10. These just happen to be the same number.